When you arrive in a new country, your first tasks are generally figuring out your way around, registering, and trying not to make any major faux pas in the meantime. You might think it’s enough to remember the way to the post office and how to pay on the bus, let alone worry about public…
(Apologies for being two days behind now! I had a crazy busy end to the week which included something called pecha kucha which I might tell you about sometime. Now to catch up a little…) I want to talk today about something you might have been well practised at back at home, but are tempted…
I was speaking to a friend today about expat life. She’s at the beginning of her second time overseas, but the first time was as a young married couple, this time is with children in tow. I hope we’ll get to talk about expat children in more detail later on this month, but she brought…
A little video interlude for you today. I found this, recorded by two American expats living in Istanbul. Some sayings had my laughing, some had me nodding in agreement, some I’ve never heard in my life. What about you? What would you add?! /// This post is part of my 31 days to embrace expat life. I’m…
I have a great capacity to look concerned. The absolute first wrinkle I am going to get is the one left from the permanent frown of concentration on my forehead. I think a lot. And, yes, I worry a lot. This can result in me walking around looking like I have the weight of the…
It’s a wet and cold autumn day here in Luxembourg. The kind where really you should stay tucked up inside with a good book or magazine, Bon Ivor playing and banana muffins in the oven. Instead, after church this morning we jumped in the car and drove north in the rain to Vianden. It’s Vianden’s…